DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT – Get Free Report) and Investcorp Credit Management BDC (NASDAQ:ICMB – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares DeFi Technologies and Investcorp Credit Management BDC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| DeFi Technologies | 39.65% | 15.43% | 2.64% |
| Investcorp Credit Management BDC | -134.21% | 0.86% | 0.28% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for DeFi Technologies and Investcorp Credit Management BDC, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| DeFi Technologies | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Investcorp Credit Management BDC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Volatility & Risk
DeFi Technologies has a beta of 4.06, suggesting that its share price is 306% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
7.8% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares DeFi Technologies and Investcorp Credit Management BDC”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| DeFi Technologies | $99.14 million | 2.26 | $62.41 million | $0.06 | 9.60 |
| Investcorp Credit Management BDC | $17.40 million | 0.72 | -$8.85 million | ($1.42) | -0.61 |
DeFi Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Investcorp Credit Management BDC. Investcorp Credit Management BDC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DeFi Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
DeFi Technologies beats Investcorp Credit Management BDC on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About DeFi Technologies
DeFi Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of investment services. It plans to acquire equity, debt, or other securities of publicly traded or private companies or other entities. The firm offers DeFi ETNs, DeFi Governance, DeFi Venture and DeFi Treasury. The company was founded by Olivier Francois Roussy Newton and Wouter Witvoet on April 14, 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
About Investcorp Credit Management BDC
Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. is a business development company specializing in loan, mezzanine, middle market, growth capital, acquisitions, market/product expansion, organic growth, refinancings and recapitalization investments. It also selectively invests in mezzanine loans/structured equity and in the equity of portfolio companies through warrants and other instruments, in most cases taking such upside participation interests as part of a broader investment relationship. The fund typically invests in United States and Europe. Within United States, the fund seeks to invest in Midatlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, and West Coast regions. The fund primarily invests in cable and satellites; consumer services; healthcare equipment and services; industrials; information technology; telecommunication services; and utilities sectors. The fund seeks to invest between $5 million to $25 million in companies that have annual revenues of at least $50 million with EBITDA at least $15 million.
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